Ginger Bolton

(aka Janet Bolin)

As Ginger Bolton she writes the Deputy Donut Mystery Series. This series is set in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin and stars Emily Westhill, a widow of a detective who is currently running a donut shop with her dad (a retired chief of police) and “Deputy Donut” (her Tabby). Emily is an ex-911 operator. As Janet Bolin she writes the Threadville Mystery Series which is set on Lake Erie, in Pennsylvania. The village is a place where people who enjoy all sorts of arts and crafts congregate. Quilting, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and embroidery are the reason the town (Elderberry Bay) has taken on the “Threadville” nickname. 

DEPUTY DONUT MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Emily Westhill, widow of a detective, Emily is an ex-911 phone operator who currently runs a donut shop with her dad (a retired chief of police) and “Deputy Donut” (her Tabby) in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin

1. Survival of the Fritters   ’18
2. Goodbye Cruller World   ’18
3. Jealousy Filled Donuts   ’19
4. Boston Scream Murder   ’20
5. Beyond a Reasonable Donut   ’21
6. Deck the Donuts   ’21
7. Cinnamon Twisted   ’23
8. Double Grudge Donuts   ’24
9. Blame the Beignets   ’24

Written as Janet Bolin:
THREADVILLE MYSTERY Series:

Main Character: Willow Vanderling, (High Tech) Embroidery Shop Owner, Pennsylvania

1. Dire Threads ’11
2. Threaded for Trouble     ’12
3. Thread and Buried   ’13
4. Night of the Living Thread    ’14
5. Seven Threadly Sins    ’15